Al Schmitt Drums.
How’d you like your drum tracks to be engineered by 23-time Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Al Schmitt? Recorded at Capitol Studios, Toontrack’s Decades SDX will give you just that. This amazing collection of drum sounds includes five drum kits, all handpicked to represent a specific era in Al’s illustrious career. You get five world-class drum kits and a total of 12 snares, 9 kicks, and a massive array of hi-hats and cymbals. You also get several iconic drums — Jeff Porcaro’s “Rosanna” snare and Steve Ferrone’s personal kit for starters. Beyond that, many of the instruments were recorded with brushes and/or mallets, ensuring an endless palette of sonic textures to play with. The Decades SDX encompasses a wide range of genres, including jazz and big band, rock, fusion, pop, funk, and AOR. The Decades SDX offers a solid representation of Al’s lifetime achievement.
Note: This expansion pack requires a separate installation of Toontrack Superior Drummer 3. For more information, call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.
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23-time Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Al Schmitt.Toontrack Decades by Al Schmitt SDX Features:
- A massive collection of drums captured by legendary producer/engineer Al Schmitt
- Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California
- Contains drums from the 1920s through the late 1990s
- Encompasses jazz and big band, rock, fusion, pop, funk, and AOR
- 5 kits — Slingerland, Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, and Leedy
- 12 snares, 9 kicks, and a massive array of hi-hats and cymbals
- Includes several iconic drums — Jeff Porcaro’s “Rosanna” snare, Steve Ferrone’s personal kit, and more
- Select kits/instruments recorded with brushes and/or mallets
